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Configuring Advanced Windows Server® 2012 Services (20412D)

Get hands-on instruction and practice configuring advanced Windows Server 2012, including Windows Server 2012 R2, services in this five-day Microsoft Official Course. This course is part three in a series of three courses that provides the skills and knowledge necessary to implement a core Windows Server 2012 infrastructure in an existing enterprise environment.The three courses collectively cover implementing, managing, maintaining and provisioning services and infrastructure in a Windows Server 2012 environment. Although there is some cross-over of skills and tasks across these courses, this course focuses on advanced configuration of services necessary to deploy, manage and maintain a Windows Server 2012 infrastructure, such as advanced networking services, Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS), Active Directory Rights Management Services (AD RMS), Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS), Network Load Balancing, Failover Clustering, business continuity and disaster recovery services as well as access and information provisioning and protection technologies such as Dynamic Access Control (DAC), and Web Application Proxy integration with AD FS and Workplace Join.This course maps directly to and is the preferred choice for hands-on preparation for Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA): Exam 412: Configuring Advanced Windows Server 2012 Services, which is the third of three exams required for MCSA: Windows Server 2012 credential.Note: Labs in this course are based on Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows 8.1.

Audience ProfileThis course is intended for Information Technology (IT) Professionals with hands on experience implementing, managing and maintaining a Windows Server 2012 or Windows Server 2012 R2 environment who wish to acquire the skills and knowledge necessary to perform advanced management and provisioning of services within that Windows Server 2012 environment. Candidates who would typically be interested in attending this course will be:

Experienced Windows Server Administrators who have real world experience working in a Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2012 enterprise environment.

IT Professionals who are looking to take the exam 412: Configuring Advanced Windows Server 2012 Services.

IT Professionals wishing to take the Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert (MCSE) exams in Datacenter, Desktop Infrastructure, Messaging, Collaboration and Communications will also be interested in taking this course as they prepare for the MCSA exams, which are a pre-requisite for their individual specialties.

PrerequisitesBefore attending this course, students must have:

Experience working with Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2012 servers day to day in an Enterprise environment.

The course pre-requisites can be met by having knowledge equivalent to, or by attendance at, courses20410C: Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2012 and 20411C: Administering Windows Server 2012 as this course will build upon the knowledge and skills covered in those courses.

Module 1: Implementing Advanced Network ServicesIn this module students will be able to configure advanced features for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) and Domain Name System (DNS), and configure IP Address Management (IPAM).Lessons

Configuring Advanced DHCP Features

Configuring Advanced DNS Settings

Implementing IPAM

Managing IP Address Spaces with IPAM

Module 2: Implementing Advanced File ServicesIn this module students will be able to configure file services to meet advanced business requirements.Lessons

Configuring iSCSI Storage

Configuring BranchCache

Optimizing Storage Usage

Module 3: Implementing Dynamic Access ControlIn this module students will be able to configure Dynamic Access Control (DAC) to manage and audit access to shared files.Lessons

Overview of DAC

Implementing DAC Components

Implementing DAC for Access Control

Implementing Access Denied Assistance

Implementing and Managing Work Folders

Module 4: Implementing Distributed Active Directory Domain Services DeploymentsIn this module students will be able to plan and implement an Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) deployment that includes multiple domains and forests.Lessons

Overview of Distributed AD DS Deployments

Deploying a Distributed AD DS Environment

Configuring AD DS Trusts

Module 5: Implementing Active Directory Domain Services Sites and ReplicationIn this module students will be able to plan and implement an AD DS deployment that includes multiple locations.Lessons

AD DS Replication Overview

Configuring AD DS Sites

Configuring and Monitoring AD DS Replication

Module 6: Implementing AD CSIn this module students will be able to implement an Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS) deployment.Lessons

Using Certificates in a Business Environment

PKI Overview

Deploying CAs

Deploying and Managing Certificate Templates

Implementing Certificate Distribution and Revocation

Managing Certificate Recovery

Module 7: Implementing Active Directory Rights Management ServicesIn this module students will be able to implement an AD RMS deployment.Lessons

AD RMS Overview

Deploying and Managing an AD RMS Infrastructure

Configuring AD RMS Content Protection

Configuring External Access to AD RMS

Module 8: Implementing and Administering AD FSIn this module students will be able to implement an Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) deployment.Lessons

Overview of AD FS

Deploying AD FS

Implementing AD FS for a Single Organization

Deploying AD FS in a Business-to-Business Federation Scenario

Extending AD FS to External Clients

Module 9: Implementing Network Load BalancingIn this module students will be able to provide high availability and load balancing for web-based applications by implementing Network Load Balancing (NLB).Lessons

Overview of NLB

Configuring an NLB Cluster

Planning an NLB Implementation

Module 10: Implementing Failover ClusteringIn this module students will be able to provide high availability for network services and applications by implementing failover clustering.Lessons

Overview of Failover Clustering

Implementing a Failover Cluster

Configuring Highly Available Applications and Services on a Failover Cluster

Maintaining a Failover Cluster

Implementing a Multi-Site Failover Cluster

Module 11: Implementing Failover Clustering with Hyper-VIn this module students will be able to deploy and manage Hyper-V virtual machines in a failover cluster.Lessons

Overview of Integrating Hyper-V with Failover Clustering

Implementing Hyper-V Virtual Machines on Failover Clusters

Implementing Hyper-V Virtual Machine Movement

Module 12: Implementing Business Continuity and Disaster RecoveryIn this module students will be able to implement a backup and disaster recovery solution based on business and technical requirementsLessons